Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer has stood by her allegations that she was pressured by top officials within Gov. Chris Christie’s administration into expediting a multi-million dollar commercial project in the Mile Square City by The Rockefeller Group, a developer represented by the law firm Wolf & Samson, as in Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Chairman David Samson.
Since Zimmer has spoken out, the Christie administration have called the allegations both “illogical” and “libelous.” NJ.com readers weighed in with their feelings. Here are some of their comments:

Thinktwice727For all those questioning Zimmer’s integrity with this allegation, please do your research. When she was first running for Hoboken mayor in 2009 against Camarrano, she pointed out corruptions already in play. People dismissed it as typical political fighting, but a few months later, Camarano was arrested with many other NJ politicians in the largest corruption sting in the past decade. Turns out everything she said was TRUE.

Molly CruzHard to believe such a statement, easily disproved, would be made if not true.

VinosDeRiojaLook, I’m no Christie fan but no one finds it odd that Zimmer claims that Constable extorted her 8 months ago, but instead of going to the FBI with her allegations she goes on a liberal weekend talk show? In the wake of Bridgegate, I think she just wants her 15 minutes.

RhallnjSo now all involved will be making statements to the FBI, and it will be Zimmer telling the truth. Guadagno now faces the prospect of making a false statement to them, for which you can go to jail.

T-BonedShame, shame, shame on Mayor Zimmer for not bringing this to the media’s attention 8 long month’s ago. Seems she doesn’t really care about her city. If I was trying to get $127 million that my city “so desperately needed” and someone told me that the funds were being held up for political reasons I would dam well make sure EVERYONE knew about it. Not just the pages of my diary!

Jaynj82Not a fan of Christie but the Hoboken City Council sets the benchmark for political corruption. I would trust anyone, literally anyone, over a politician from Hoboken.

MoofusIf this is true, why didn’t she come out with it before the election? And more importantly, why did she allow the best interests of her town to be compromised by such unethical bullying?

Jersey10006This doesn’t even make sense. Zimmer had previously claimed she wanted the development project to go through anyway. In the end it is up to her and the City Council which has ultimate power to decide these matters, a commissioners report notwithstanding. Zimmer sounds like she’s strung out. The hateful Democrats are just plumb crazy.

RetiredThis is wonderful.This should end it all. From now on there will never be any quid pro quo in NJ or federal politics. All Democrats and Republicans will work together for all the people and never try to gain any advantage over their colleagues or their political rivals. And may I point out to both the conservative and liberal voices who are espousing vitriol against their rivals that another “witch hunt” is absolutely unessential to the fiscal health of NJ. Let them govern and depose of them at the next election.

Susan SmithThis will ultimately have a long-lasting effect on the Christie Administration. The Sandy Relief funds should have been appropriated to those cities/counties that were most affected and if that wasn’t done, why? Hoboken was terribly affected by Hurricane Sandy and to be appropriated less than half a million dollars is quite telling and very interesting.

Newdeal57Another key fact in this whole story — which we just disclosed — is the fact that Christie selected Samson to audit the Sandy money and Ms. Grifa, his former cabinet member and DCA Commissioner, was the manager of that audit project. Samson and Grifa are key players in Hoboken.

MssbbSandy happened more than a year ago and this person is screaming now? Some mayor she is. She didn’t care enough about her people to scream when she needed to. Now? Just political rhetoric from her, considering it apparently was not important enough at the time it should have been. What higher political aspirations does this alleged mayor have?

AnnonanonZimmer might have said something, but she might not have been re-elected. Christie has become a Media pawn.

Fawkes_Flag_RisingSo now anytime a municipality gets denied some kind of funding request it will be because Christie wants to carry out a political vendetta. Talk about Hillary brownnosing!